Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-06-02

slid off the end of the banisters, and here the
onps separated. was thrown back, anu az
this moment Ellsworth appeared in sight az
the landing / had just left. Before coulu
regain my equilibrium jackson raisea nis
Gun again and fired. The muzzle OF ms gun
was not more than foot or SO away HUN
Ellsworth. 80
ellsworth exclaimed, MY GodF pressed
his hand to his breast and fell deao a' 'i'e
foot of the stairway. The heavy charge VI
buckshot had pierced him just ABOVE 'le
heart.
AIN the meantime had jumped back, and
inst as jackson raised the gun second time l
srod ,non him did not wait to see the ef-
feet of the shot, but sprang forward and with
a ouick thrust of the bayonet forced him
backward. He fell down the staircase and
Law on his face on that landing there below.
AS he fell his gun went off, and had not
been stopping its charge would have gone
through my head. jackson never spoke
word from the first, and he died without
sign. 1t is not true that his body was mu-
tilated 1t was taken by his friends TO some
point in Virginia and buried.
"By this time the entire party had reached
the scene. There was great excitement.
started into a side room to find place to lay
Ellsworth, and found young man nall
dressed on the bed, who raised his arms and
said, Don't shoot A few minutes later
Col Wilcox, of Michigan, since general,
came upstairs with Capt Coyle and the regl-
mental surgeon. The body of Col. Ellsworth
was wrapped in blanket and taken back to
the boat. From thence it was carried to the
navy yard, and thence to the East room OF
the White House, where it lay in state.
was one of the guard placed over it, and after
the funeral services went with it to New
York, and followed it to Albany and Troy.
Funerals were held at all these places, and
the body was finally inferred at Mechanics
vile, where q fine monument has since
been erected over it. The events of
that trip l can never forget, and they
can never be described. The entire country
was up in arms and the resolution to crush
the rebellion was sealed in Ellsworths blood. "
"The shot went through the flag, did 1t
notw
eyes, Ellsworth had rolled it up in his arms.
The charge also struck badge which he was
wearing. 1t was badge of the Baltimore
city guard, a gold medal Of about the size of
Il twenty five cent piece. This badge bore
upon one side Of it the words: Non solum
nobis sed prope patria' mot only for myself
buU lOi my SouHpiyj. IL was SLOV AieS AA'
breast and was removed by the surgeon"
"When did the president see the body"
"He came TO the navy yard soon after Its
arrival He was much agitated, and walked
up and down the floor before it, wringing his
hands There were traces of tears upon his
checks, and he did not appear to notice my
entrance. l saw him lift the cloth from the
face Of the dead man, and I heard him ex-
claim with depth of pathos l shall never
forget:
"'My boy, my boyl Was it necessary that
this sacrifice should be mader
'Shortly after this he made me relate the
whole occurrence in detail, and 1 had after
ward to relate it to Mrs Lincoln. President
Lincoln had the highest opinion of Ellsworth,
and he wrote beautiful letter to Ellsworth's
parents, in which he spoke of him in the high
est terms. He signed himself Sincerely
your friend in common affection, Abraham
Lincoln"
-.
As we rode back to Washington together
Capt. Brownell gave me much of interest
about Ellsworth, and he told me how President
Lincoln made him present of the shotgun
which jackson had used in the killing. He
also told me how he recovered his rifle with
which he shot Jackson, and at his home in
Washington / handled these two weapons
md looked over number of interesting rel
les Of Col Ellsworth The sketcbes which